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Desperate Ritual 
Instant — Arcane
Oracle Text
Add .
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
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Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintagePauperDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Desperate Ritual, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 11 | 4 | 281 | 4 |
| Duel Commander | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pauper | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Details
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 1984
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Desperate Ritual
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (21)
- 1 Skewer the Critics
- 1 Highway Robbery
- 1 Reckless Impulse
- 1 Wrenn's Resolve
- 1 Jeska's Will
- 1 Light Up the Stage
- 1 Sundering Eruption
- 1 Wheel of Fortune
- 1 Wheel of Misfortune
- 1 Boltwave
- 1 Chain Lightning
- 1 Channeled Dragonfire
- 1 Crash Through
- 1 Faithless Looting
- 1 Firebolt
- 1 Flame Jab
- 1 Forked Bolt
- 1 Gamble
- 1 Lava Spike
- 1 Rite of Flame
- 1 Strike It Rich
Instants (22)
- 1 Desperate Ritual
- 1 Opera Love Song
- 1 Pyretic Ritual
- 1 Seething Song
- 1 Valakut Awakening
- 1 Mine Collapse
- 1 Fireblast
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Galvanic Blast
- 1 Lava Dart
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Needle Drop
- 1 Play with Fire
- 1 Pyroblast
- 1 Shard Volley
- 1 Shock
- 1 Spikefield Hazard
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Wild Slash
- 1 Gut Shot
- 1 March of Reckless Joy
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (34)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency
- 1 Mountain
- 4 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 6 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (45)
- 1 Battle Cry Goblin
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Enterprising Scallywag
- 1 Goblin Instigator
- 1 Goblin Piledriver
- 1 Goblin Recruiter
- 1 Mogg War Marshal
- 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
- 1 Searslicer Goblin
- 1 Goblin Chieftain
- 1 Goblin King
- 1 Goblin Warchief
- 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
- 1 Breeches, Eager Pillager
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Dropkick Bomber
- 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
- 1 Goblin Matron
- 1 Goblin Rabblemaster
- 1 Howlsquad Heavy
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Pashalik Mons
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
- 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- 1 Changeling Berserker
- 1 Goblin Ringleader
- 1 Lightning Crafter
- 1 Twinshot Sniper
- 1 Fury
- 1 Siege-Gang Commander
- 1 Fanatical Firebrand
- 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
- 1 Goblin Lackey
- 1 Impulsive Pilferer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Mogg Fanatic
- 1 Mogg Raider
- 1 Reckless Lackey
- 1 Skirk Prospector
- 1 Stadium Headliner
- 1 Torch Courier
- 1 Conspicuous Snoop
- 1 Moria Marauder
- 1 Wily Goblin
Sorceries (7)
Instants (5)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Castle Embereth
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Mountain
- 14 Mountain
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (19)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (44)
- 1 Battle Cry Goblin
- 1 Draconautics Engineer
- 1 Enterprising Scallywag
- 1 Goblin Instigator
- 1 Goblin Piledriver
- 1 Goblin Recruiter
- 1 Mogg War Marshal
- 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
- 1 Searslicer Goblin
- 1 Goblin Chieftain
- 1 Goblin King
- 1 Goblin Warchief
- 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
- 1 Breeches, Eager Pillager
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Dropkick Bomber
- 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
- 1 Goblin Matron
- 1 Goblin Rabblemaster
- 1 Howlsquad Heavy
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Pashalik Mons
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
- 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- 1 Changeling Berserker
- 1 Goblin Ringleader
- 1 Lightning Crafter
- 1 Twinshot Sniper
- 1 Fury
- 1 Siege-Gang Commander
- 1 Fanatical Firebrand
- 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
- 1 Goblin Lackey
- 1 Impulsive Pilferer
- 1 Legion Loyalist
- 1 Mogg Fanatic
- 1 Mogg Raider
- 1 Reckless Lackey
- 1 Skirk Prospector
- 1 Stadium Headliner
- 1 Torch Courier
- 1 Conspicuous Snoop
- 1 Wily Goblin
Sorceries (7)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Castle Embereth
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Mountain
- 14 Mountain
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Ramunap Ruins
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (23)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Diabolic Intent
- 1 Ransack the Lab
- 1 Resentful Revelation
- 1 Grim Tutor
- 1 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Bonus Round
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
- 1 Beseech the Queen
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Dark Petition
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
- 1 Behold the Beyond
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Dread Fugue
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Infernal Plunge
- 1 Rite of Flame
Instants (20)
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Deadly Dispute
- 1 Mausoleum Secrets
- 1 Nasty End
- 1 Shred Memory
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Desperate Ritual
- 1 Pyretic Ritual
- 1 Flare of Duplication
- 1 Seething Song
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Pyroblast
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Final Fortune
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (34)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Ash Barrens
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Ebon Stronghold
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Peat Bog
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 2 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
